Making a Custom Bass Guitar

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Making a Custom Bass Guitar | Part 1

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In this series, I am making a 6 string, fanned fret, gnarled up bass guitar which is going to be pushing me far out of my comfort zone!
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@MattEstlea 5 жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to press the *LIKE* button, it really helps me out! Can't be asked to watch the entire series? See the finished piece here: www.mattestlea.com/blog/roadworks

@MarcosJ-mq4lk 5 жыл бұрын

Whats the music pls at (when you had the glasses on your head and couldnt find them)@ 7.11

@dumbdumberanddumbest9375 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy there is someone young doing this type of stuff

@W-Will53 5 жыл бұрын

Holy crap that is the coolest planer I've ever seen! I was like what the heck is he doing to his pla... IT'S A THICKNESS PLANER TOO?!?!?!

@M3lodicDeathmetal 5 жыл бұрын

When you walk into the room of your teenage son: 15:41

@ff-qf1th 3 жыл бұрын

euugh what the fuck

@Offshoreorganbuilder 6 жыл бұрын

Newspaper on the bench and wearing gloves might be favourite! (Looking forward to seeing how this works out.)

@SimplyDeano 5 жыл бұрын

“Minging” Ah yes, poetry of my homeland 💜

@benpearson1825 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this when it first released, and have been looking for it again for the last few months. Finally found it!

@singularity- 5 жыл бұрын

Picked this video on a whim. It was so nice to watch. I don't know a thing about carpentry, but thought it would be cool to know how my instrument is made. Thoroughly enjoyed the way the video was laid out, the explanations as you went along, and the goofy humor. Thanks for uploading.

@katzmosestools 6 жыл бұрын

If I had a nickel (or a sterling) for the amount of times I've turned my dust collector on only to realize afterwards it was hooked up to another tool... I'd be able to buy a whole dust collection system.

@dave_makes_magport 5 жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me so I created this kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y9GboNB9zdndgoU.html

@mikeswoodencreations5712 6 жыл бұрын

Great work as usual Matt, I love how your always looking for what's in your hand or on your head, this literally happens to EVERYONE lol

@kurtownsj00 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a mechanic who likes to fabricate, and wood is my least worked-with material....but as someone aspiring to always be a bit better on the bass (and a fanboy of Carl Thompson basses!) I've always wanted to craft a through-neck bass! Since I know a pro woodworker/furniture/clock maker I know one day I can get it done! Great inspiration, and great work!

@wb_finewoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

It’s nice to see videos that don’t look polished. You actually show the way you work. As for forgetting to hook up the dust collector I do that often and I also forget to turn it on when it’s hooked up. I just did that this morning while working on a new project.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Yep! Forgot to turn it on with the bandsaw the other day. Absolute pillock

@phillipscott3640 6 жыл бұрын

haha i like how you don't edit out ALL mistakes. As a beginner, after watching most of these edited KZfaq how to vids, i feel incompetent when i cant make the work flow like the professional side we see in most vids. Now i feel a little more normal and human. Nice work by the way!

@DavidWalling 5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. His videos are more true to life for how projects play out in my garage then any other videos I've seen.

@dibley1973 6 жыл бұрын

@11:52 - that is a lovely sound from the plane on the walnut!

@pgfollett 6 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad to see someone else who works the way I do. I can endorse the freezer paper trick although half the time i forget to use it LOL. Dust collector... on/off.. hooked up ???? I never know.

@timbeaton5045 6 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, my first attempt at guitar making will be to make a body for a 5 string fretless. Bought a fretted neck (F*nd*r stylee) some years ago, but only now getting round to using it. Will remove frets, and infill with maple veneer, (or even lacewood if I can find it!).Will be making the body from mahogany and a top from Crimson, hardly surprisingly. THEN, if that all works out... the next one will be a full build, neck frets and all.... Good luck with this, but I suspect you won't need any!

@forsakensounds 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video and the whole series on bass building ! I've been learning a lot and the mess in the shop is also very educative too, makes me think about how to get along with my own mess which is usually pretty worst ! :)

@thefilmppl 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt, it would be really cool if you could do a video on wood glues. What’s the best glue for which job and so on,

@jespermller203 6 жыл бұрын

Have you considered using the brown paper you get in Amazon packets as packaging underneath to stop glue going everywhere? I started using them and it makes tidying up a lot quicker and easier.

@bryanbogardus2897 5 жыл бұрын

Bro you are awesome! I think it's time I make a guitar. Thank you for the inspiration!

@piotrobroslak5436 Ай бұрын

Love it. Soooo real - I'm not a craftsman but even doing simple fixes at home I spend most of the time looking for tools I had in my hand just a minute before, dropping stuff of the bench or hitting something with my head. Glue remains on my hands - a must. BTW: as for the card you used to spread the glue - have you been to Poland?

@mikecalhoun8497 6 жыл бұрын

Pop down the the local Auto Repair Store and pick up some auto body putty spreaders. They work great for spreading glue and the glue peals off easily when it hardens.

@nathanmccook133 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets scatter brain looking for things in his shop haha

@Jacktaylor-gd2hl 5 жыл бұрын

Love it, it’s like an Alecc Steele but wooden

@brysonward1156 5 жыл бұрын

Hey could you possibly put up the measurements for the wood you used and the measurements for the bass itself?

@timbeaton5045 6 жыл бұрын

Deffo the Lacewood veneer. the orange strip will look really nice.

@Douglas-tf9gu 4 жыл бұрын

*creates a video of creating bass* *WHILE HAVING A GUITAR RIFF IN THE BACK GROUND* Yo that’s a sin

@blackfender100 6 жыл бұрын

Start of a nice project.

@martinmaier34 6 жыл бұрын

Love you Matt, very underrated high quality Content! :)

@64puma64 6 жыл бұрын

Pop over to the grocery and buy yourself a roll of freezer paper. It’s about 60cm wide and plastic coated on one side. Great for unrolling onto the workbench or assembly table before flinging glue with such abandon. Also, James Wright is in the midst of a mad adhesive testing binge. Among many things, he’s determined that Tightbond III has excellent gap filling ability. So you made the right (Wright?) choice.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Hahahaaaaa I see what you did there. I like it

@Scrmnegl77 6 жыл бұрын

Dude...after watching the bench build I can’t believe you did the glue up directly on it. Cardboard or paper underneath would have protected that. Just saying. Love the content though.

@pimcramer2569 4 жыл бұрын

Nice montage, editing and presenting

@charliehubbard4073 6 жыл бұрын

First, the band saw and planer sequences were really well done, Matt. Good job. Those were fun to watch. Then I have a question. Do you ever lubricate the soles of your planes? I oscillate between paraffin wax and a thin film of light machine oil for that (3-in-1 basically) and I can't decide which I like better. It makes a HUGE difference though. It looked like you were struggling a bit planing the ash.

@nathanknights7075 6 жыл бұрын

As always, you crack me up in these vids 😂👌 But I was wondering what you thought about the Hobby series Axminster planer thicknesser? And how it measures up to the Trade series? Keep the great content coming 🙌

@Freddy-dg7dh 6 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Really like your shop and these beautiful tools🔨

@CosmicPrawny 4 жыл бұрын

You sound like Bear Grylls and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's love child xx

@MattEstlea 4 жыл бұрын

🤣 That’s the best one I’ve read yet!

@CosmicPrawny 4 жыл бұрын

@@MattEstlea It's a good thing. They would both build cool bass guitars. Looking for a kit for my Son to build for Christmas. Any recommendations?

@crashwebb4715 6 жыл бұрын

*a little bit off-topic* I honestly didn't know a band saw could have a fence on it I also didn't know a miter saw could be pushed backward

@8tandy 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, another really good video thanks. Any chance u could say a bit more about where u get your hardwoods from (sawmill) and how much they cost for different woods and sizes. Would like to start buying some but not sure where to go and how much to pay as they all seem expensive. Cheers

@ruperthartop7202 6 жыл бұрын

Looking good

@seanmcaleavy2369 5 жыл бұрын

Nice camera work and editing!

@Kikilang60 6 жыл бұрын

I always get glue in my hair. I've seen benches that look like rags, once I was in another shop, and the work bench had one major saw cut. I ran my hand over the cut, and the owner said. My son did that thirty years ago.

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Oh I’m waiting for the day when I do that!

@MrUltracoin 4 жыл бұрын

Nice bro. How many hours total does it take to make this?

@evanbarker5611 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, can you recommend a reasonably priced source of paralelle clamps?

@juelsguitars 5 жыл бұрын

very cool video. what is the name of the material you are doing on the corpus? great look

@aleksamaker8118 6 жыл бұрын

Great poject btw

@As5Hat 4 жыл бұрын

i felt like this was an ad for the table saw at first lol

@recardo4018 6 жыл бұрын

Nice camra angle.

@scottwalmsley3393 6 жыл бұрын

a new sub here,looking forward to see how it comes out, where did you get the buckeye from? please don't take this the wrong way but are you any way related to the chuckle brothers...all the best scott

@collinwood9435 5 жыл бұрын

You remind me of George Sheppard! =)

@bacicinvatteneaca 4 жыл бұрын

Wtf how rich is this guy to have such a workshop at his age

@samael978 5 жыл бұрын

Is this the alec steele of woodworking?

@petersnelgar1524 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet love it

@andrewaustin6941 6 жыл бұрын

I can definitely see you having a successful future at Crimson Guitars!

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Who knows, maybe this’ll grab their attention!

@andrewaustin6941 6 жыл бұрын

Matt Estlea - Furniture Here's to your success and blessings bro! Praise G-d!

@GM-dc8vr 6 жыл бұрын

Have you looked through Wood-by-wright's glue test data? Looks like cascamite was a terrible gap filler in his tests!

@shenanigansofmannanan 6 жыл бұрын

@Matt Estlea- As you were running the neck timber through the Jointer, I was surprised to see that you weren't using any type of push stick , blocks, etc, to keep your hands and fingers well away from the spinning blades. That observation IS NOT a criticism in any way, shape, or form. I have no doubt in your skills and wisdom to operate safely within your abilities and limitations. There are so many "Safety Sally's" on the inter-webs that think craftsmen of every discipline should or must own and use every little gadget, jig, do-dad, and accessory when working with power tools. If the craftsman doesn't own or use these accessories they are branded and accused of being an unsafe moron and as such they must be devoid of skill or legitimacy as a craftsman. Those who actually work with their hands and machinery every day, and have for years and years and years, know that there are times when items like the blade guard on a table saw can actually be a hindrance or more dangerous during a specific task or for a technique. At that point, it shows greater skill and healthy fear/respect for that dangerous situation, forcing the craftsman to be more attentive and diligent while executing that task. For me as a fellow craftsman and subscriber, it affirms my impressions and observations of you as a woodworker and young man. Your dedication to excellence in your work and the sincerity in your voice as you communicate with your audience is endearing and exhibits a humility and consciousness that few people (talented or not) possess in today's culture. Through watching your videos and listening as you share with us about your work and passions, you don't try to hide your mistakes or struggles to find solutions. For that you have earned my respect and sincere admiration, as one man to another. I showed up for the Roubo work bench..but I subscribed for the content and quality of your character. Keep up the excellent work my friend! Thank you for sharing your passion with us all.

@CA-gy4qf 6 жыл бұрын

Ricky Harrison Here in the UK (I'm a British cabinet maker) we don't tend to use pushsticks on jointers/surface planers. I was never taught to all through my apprenticeship which was only a few years ago. Reason being is you need to put pressure on different points of the timber at different times, this is far easier without pushsticks. For example you can get tapers and slight bends into a piece using a jointer, as well as straightening pieces. On saws we use pushsticks, same as spindle moulders etc, but for planers they are really not needed.

@samsonhuntley8060 6 жыл бұрын

Where did you buy the wood for this project?

@TheHeathwright 5 жыл бұрын

I hate to comment negative, nice work etc, but when setting the next up you paid attention to the grain pattern, but not grain orientation, quarter sawn is the best if not the only way to build a neck! also titebond original glue is best as it resists thermostatic creep better than other glues. but again nice work.

@nansermohit5412 4 жыл бұрын

Hey like a bass you made can you make one for me ??

@jimblack2331 6 жыл бұрын

Nice start! No Gluebot though Matt? ;o)

@satriahadjobaru2718 5 жыл бұрын

Who's rewind after he said the goggle on his head

@captainhansgeering3310 6 жыл бұрын

You can buy 2 beers with student discount for 6zł

@espowari 5 жыл бұрын

SUB'd!

@talltexan8401 6 жыл бұрын

@Matt Estlea - Furniture so where you having another KFC night?? lol

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Oh it’s well overdue!

@brianm.9451 6 жыл бұрын

Six złoty huh? That’s worth a Lech in a small town somewhere? :P

@Kane-Roman 5 жыл бұрын

It bugs me when you put your sharp plane down on the blade.

@abrahamjoaquin19 5 жыл бұрын

Hey I don't really know much about this stuff too well, could I know why it's bothersome specifically? Just curious haha, thanks man.

@Kane-Roman 5 жыл бұрын

Well, when you have a sharp plane and you put it down on it’s blade, it really dulls the tool and he was saying that it might need sharpening. That’s probably because he keeps leaving the plane on it’s blade. It bugs me because people that are lucky enough to have good tools should know how to care for them. I on the other hand had to restore one of my grandpa’s old, rusty planes and I still care for it today.

@kikcer2 5 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure youtube recommended this video to me because it saw bass... and confused that with Bass (as in the fish). considering i watch a lot of fishing videos. I have to say i am very happy with youtubes algorithm mistake.

@tebogokhiba4854 4 жыл бұрын

good work, but a bit clumsy.

@emroa4682 5 жыл бұрын

Your tools is too modern for home made things... Hahaha but still good and interesting..

@Dougerro 6 жыл бұрын

Were you in Poland?

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Yea a few years ago, big ol’ tour of Europe!

@Dougerro 6 жыл бұрын

Thats nice. So Greetings from Poland :D

@auntjomama10 5 жыл бұрын

why does he kinda look and sound like scotts bass lessons?

@seanmccauley6250 5 жыл бұрын

*spends 30 seconds in the video setting up the band saw*

@oisinkyne1469 3 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this because I'm broke

@macbilling6410 6 жыл бұрын

I used to have sticky tissues when I was a teenager :

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Some things never change eh

@aleksamaker8118 6 жыл бұрын

Why don't you buy a table saw

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Haven’t got the room!

@MattEstlea 6 жыл бұрын

Well I do... but I don’t NEED one at the moment

@0Myles0 4 жыл бұрын

Thought I was going to be watching someone serious about the craft... 1:22 throws tools on the ground.

@kuda_71 5 жыл бұрын

please quit the heroic slow modes!

@giuseppeallegretta2208 6 жыл бұрын

troppe chiacchiere e poco lavoro.

@cjtuba1 5 жыл бұрын

Bored, bored, bored

@justheretoinspireyou5803 5 жыл бұрын

7:30 minutes and I’m out ! How could I hear you for 7:30 minutes to just talk about what you were going to do ... bye

@Bubinga5 5 жыл бұрын

Is this guy stoned.?

@paulo2008dias 6 жыл бұрын

too much talk, too much youtubing, less and less carpentry or handcraft, sorry mate.. bye